Students engaged with the founders to learn about the challenges and steps involved in running a start-up.
CUJ Partners with IIT Kharagpur to Promote Student Startups
The Central University of Jharkhand (CUJ), in collaboration with IIT Kharagpur, organised an interaction with founders of start-ups. The event, hosted by CUJ’s Career Development Cell and Institute Innovation Cell, aimed to encourage students to explore entrepreneurship and enterprise creation.
Students engaged with the founders to learn about the challenges and steps involved in running a start-up. Shubham Raj, Co-Founder of Serri AI, and Ajay Satpathy, CEO and Founder of Logiciens, shared their experiences and provided guidance for students interested in launching their ventures. Both founders assured support for CUJ students pursuing start-ups.
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Prof. K.B. Panda, NAAC Cell Chairperson, CUJ, said that universities, along with governments, play a role in promoting entrepreneurship, research, and development. “CUJ is training its students to be start-up ready and to convert ideas into businesses,” he said.
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Hitankar Jain, representative of the Entrepreneurship Cell of IIT Kharagpur, said that creating a system where students can set up enterprises, provide employment, and contribute to the country is the aim. He noted CUJ’s cooperation and said that new entrepreneurs may emerge from Jharkhand soon.
CUJ is also establishing an Incubation Centre and a Section 8 company to enable students to convert ideas into commercial ventures. The programme was chaired by Prof. Panda and convened by Prof. D.B. Lata, Head of CUJ’s Career Development Cell and Institute Innovation Cell.
The event was attended by Associate Professors Dr. Bhaskar Singh and Dr. P.K. Parida, and Assistant Professors Dr. Sudarshan Yadav, Dr. Sumit Kumar, Dr. Dali Ram Burada, and Dr. Ankit Singh. Students took part in the discussions and gained information on entrepreneurship.
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